September – October 2000 — Vol 22 No 5
Source
Open PDF • Sep–Oct 2000 • Vol 22 No 5 • 100 pages
Overview
Three Success Stories (Lorin Evans, 5). BOD June + July Meeting Notes (7-9). July General Meeting Photos (9). WAP Teen Summer Camp a Hit with Teens (12). Pi Office photos (12). MacWorld New York City 2000: The Keynote (Lawrence I. Charters, 15). 2000 MacWorld (16) — by numerous members who took the WAP buses to NYC. MacWorld Trip photos (17). Lorin's MacWorld: At the Intersection of Computers and Humanism (Lorin Evans, 29). Cartoon (Charles Stancil, 32). Capturing the Eyeballs and E-wallets of Captive Kids in School: Dot com Invades Dot.edu (Dr. Nancy Willard, 72). MacWorld sign photos (72). MacWorld crowds and product photos (75).
Macintosh: Power Mac G4 Cube: What's in a Name? (Lawrence I. Charters, 33) — Apple's Power Mac G4 Cube (launched July 2000). Apple Pro Mouse: A Quick Look (Washington Apple Pi Labs, 36). 55 Minutes (Derrick Garbell, 38). How to Change the Default Browser on Your Computer (Pat Fauquet, 39). Documentation for Those Who Don't Read Documentation (Lawrence I. Charters, 41). Administering Web Server, Security and Maintenance (44). Personal Backup (David L. Harris, 64). Hackers and Code Breakers: Two Books (Lawrence I. Charters, 68). The Telex M-560 Super-Directional USB Digital Microphone (continued).
Highlights
MacWorld NYC 2000 — Pi buses!
Pi chartered buses to MacWorld NYC — group expedition with multiple member contributions to the trip report. Strong club camaraderie.
Power Mac G4 Cube — Lawrence I. Charters
Power Mac G4 Cube (launched July 19, 2000) — Apple's most cubist design ever (in the 8" clear cube). Commercially unsuccessful but Pi-relevant.
Apple Pro Mouse
Apple Pro Mouse (launched July 2000 with G4 Cube) — first non-puck-shaped Apple mouse, no buttons (whole top clicks).
"Lorin's MacWorld: At the Intersection of Computers and Humanism" — Lorin Evans
Pi President at MacWorld with humanism angle — Evans signature philosophy.
Dot com Invades Dot.edu — Dr. Nancy Willard
Commercialization of education tech — Pi adopting tech-policy advocacy.
Pat Fauquet on default browser
Pat Fauquet (later Pi Director by 2009) writing on browser config.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans, Lawrence I. Charters, Washington Apple Pi Labs, Derrick Garbell, Pat Fauquet, David L. Harris, Charles Stancil, Dr. Nancy Willard Topics: Power Mac G4 Cube, MacWorld NYC 2000, Pi Buses to MacWorld, Apple Pro Mouse, Teen Summer Camp, Default Browser Config References: Power Mac G4 Cube, Apple Pro Mouse, Personal Backup, Telex M-560 USB Mic
Connections to other issues
- Power Mac G4 Cube = iconic Apple design (and commercial flop)
- Pi Buses to MacWorld = Pi member camaraderie tradition
- Pat Fauquet = later prominent (Director by 2009 2009-01 — V31 N01)